SCOOPED (OUT) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

scooped (out)

verb

past tense of scoop (out)

as in excavated

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excavated

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The comedian and performer has long excavated his Midwestern roots for his stand-up.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Researchers combed through 60,000 bone fragments excavated from the cave, identifying two dozen or so that appeared to closely resemble hominin bones and testing them to see whether the fossils contained any useful biomolecular information.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

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